| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 303 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
An authority on international law considers why it is that rules within the international system are for the most part obeyed, even though they are not usually enforced. The text uses practical examples to show how international law works successfully even without formal codes or laws. |
| Contents |
1. Prelude: Why a Quest for Legitimacy?; 2. The Irrelevance of Law and Non-Law; 3. Legitimacy: A Matter of Degree; 4. Determinacy; 5. Determinacy and the Sophist Rule-Idiot Rule Paradox; 6. Redefining Determinacy; 7. Symbolic Validation, Ritual, and Pedigree; 8. True Cues and Symbolic Validation; 9. Validation and Coherence; 10. Coherence and Legitimacy; 11. Adherence: Legitimacy and Normative Hierarchy; 12. Community and Legitimacy; 13. Postlude: Why Not Justice?; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Serie Documentos e informes de investigación. Area Relaciones internacionales.
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Serie Documentos e informes de investigación. Area Relaciones internacionales. |
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Serie Documentos e informes de investigación. Area Relaciones internacionales. |
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Recognition (International law)
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Recognition (International law) |
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Legitimacy of governments.
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Legitimacy of governments. |
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International relations.
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International relations. |
| Indexed Term |
International law |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Franck, Thomas M. Power of legitimacy among nations. New York : Oxford University Press, 1990 0195061780 (DLC) 89070908 (OCoLC)20758612 |
| ISBN |
160129753X |
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9781601297532 |
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9780195362879 (electronic book) |
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019536287X (electronic book) |
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1280524405 |
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9781280524400 |
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0195061780 (Cloth) |
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9780195061789 |
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